Saturday and Sunday were supposed to be two of the best days on the NBA calendar.
For two straight days from noon until well past midnight Eastern time, the eight first-round playoff series would get their start. It is wall-to-wall, all-day basketball as it ramps up to reach its highest levels.
The Orlando Magic likely would have had a first-round game in Milwaukee, Toronto or Boston this weekend to look forward to. Even with long odds to advance in the series — or win that first game — the team proved last year that anything can happen once the lights get big.